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The Irish Traveller Movement
September–December
[Justice and Equality] Traveller Accommodation - . Lack of adequate supply. Establishment of Oireachtas Committee. Meetings on programme areas.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Senators', 'role': 'Traveller accommodation Seanad debate'} {'name': 'Eileen Flynn', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Rebecca Moynihan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Fintan Warfield', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 24 more
Environmental Pillar
September–December
[Environment] Shared the Environmental Pillar's position on the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, advocating for numerous fundamental amendments in order to ensure systemic change across society and provide an adequate framework to progressively reduce harmful emissions in accordance with national and international obligations.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Farrell', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Réada Cronin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Cormac Devlin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': "Darren O'Rourke", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 8 more
Irish Senior Citizens Parliament
September–December
[Finance] Pre Budget meeting to secure adequate provosion for older people reliant on State Pension.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Finance)'}
Irish Environmental Network
September–December
[Environment] Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Highlighted issues with regard to public participation in respect of the Aarhus Convention to members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action, citing need for adequate timeframes and the need to hear from a range of expert witnesses as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny process; suggested topics to cover in support of the Aarhus Convention.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Victor Boyhan', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Pauline O'Reilly", 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Bríd Smith', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jennifer Whitmore', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Brian Leddin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alice-Mary Higgins', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 9 more
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
September–December
[EU Affairs] Request for meeting sent to all MEPs regarding Draft Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Barry Andrews', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Luke "Ming" Flanagan', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Deirdre Clune', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Seán Kelly', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Ciarán Cuffe', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} {'name': 'Frances Fitzgerald', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'} + 7 more
Age Action
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Budget 2021 priorities issues for Age Action -the creation of an office for a Commissioner on Ageing, a new National Digital Strategy with adequate supports for continuous learning, pension adequacy and reform, a digital allowance, rights based statutory home care scheme, commencement of the Assisted Decision Making Act and funding to fully operate the Decision Support Service
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Róisín Shorthall', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Alan Kelly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Helen McEntee', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Justice)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': "Darragh O'Brien", 'role': 'Minister (Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)'} {'name': 'Micheál Martin', 'role': 'An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'}
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
September–December
[Health] Meeting request to discuss objectives & outcomes for Mental Health of Youth at Third Level. Concern that services & supports for those young people at 3rd level with enduring mental illness such as moderate-severe depression, eating disorders, & schizophrenia & those living with personality disorders & neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism & ADHD will not be adequately developed without a certain percentage of the 5m euro provided.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Simon Harris', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science)'}
Sisters of Mercy
January–April
[Housing] The provision of adequate housing in Co Clare
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Bill Chambers', 'role': 'Councillor (Clare County Council)'}
Fórsa trade union
January–April
[Employment] Campaigning for the implementation of a 2008 Labour Court recommendation states an agreed pension scheme should be introduced and adequately funded by the recognised funding agency.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
January–April
[Social Protection] Adequate resourcing of North Munster MABS
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Down Syndrome Ireland
January–April
[Education and Training] Please Don't Leave us Behind Education campaign. The campaign is two fold - DSI is calling on the Government to adequately resource and roll out a national training programme for teachers in mainstream schools and calling for July Provision for all children with Down syndrome in mainstream education settings.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Down Syndrome Ireland, parents and children with Down syndrome spoke at a briefing in Leinster House in front of TDs and Senators hosted by Fianna Fail TD Niamh Smyth and Spokesperson on Disability Margaret Murphy O’Mahony asking ‘Please don’t leave us behind’ in Down Syndrome Ireland's campaign to ensure full inclusion in our nation’s classrooms.\nThe call came after Teachers’ Unions the ASTI and TUI advised their members to stop implementing individualised education plans for students with additional needs, such as those with Down syndrome, due to a lack of funding and adequate training provided to their members. \nDSI is also calling for the July Provision programme, which provides funding to extend the school year for children with certain special needs, to be extended to all children with Down syndrome. DSI estimates that extending the programme to all children with Down syndrome would cost just €1m a year."} {'name': 'Aindrias Moynihan', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Anne Rabbitte', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Bobby Aylward', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Connolly', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 33 more
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ALLIANCE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND LIMITED
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] Report Card 2019 seeking reforms in relation to education, health, equality, early years, adequate standard of living and child protection
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Mass email sent to all Oireachtas members with Report Card'} {'name': 'Letter All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Report Card sent to all Oireachtas Members with letters. Letters tailored for specific Ministers outlining key recommendations to be implemented.'}
National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education
May–August
[Education and Training] Provision of adequate staff training in special education
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Dalton Tattan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education
May–August
[Education and Training] Provision of adequate school buildings for special school and classes
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Dalton Tattan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
The Wheel
May–August
[Budgetary matters] The Wheel attended the National Economic Dialogue and called on Government to ensure adequate multi-annual funding for services provided by cv organisations in budget 2020, and to ensure action to bring down the cost of insurance
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Leo Varadkar', 'role': 'Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'Edward Brophy', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'John McCarthy', 'role': 'Chief Economist (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'John Hogan', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Finance)'} {'name': 'Ronnie Downes', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} + 2 more
The Wheel
May–August
[Community] The Wheel met Minister Michael Ring at the launch of the 5-Year Strategy to Support the Community and Voluntary Sector and encouraged the Minister to ensure that the strategy is adequately resourced in Budget 2020
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Michael Ring', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Rural and Community Development)'}
National Principals' Forum
September–December
[Education and Training] Raising awareness of the issues maligning the Primary Education system, particularly the unsustainable pressures on Principal teachers and also the inadequate provisions and funding for meeting the needs of pupils with Special Education Needs in our schools.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': "Budget 2020 Lobby Campaign material was emailed to Principal teachers to lobby their local representatives. This information and also our research results were emailed to Minister McHugh, TD'S, Senators and also all education stakeholders and representative bodies. It was also sent to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills."} {'name': 'Joe McHugh', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'}
Fórsa trade union
September–December
[Heritage] Raising awareness of the Fórsa Archivists' Branch report on the management of the national archives and seeking to draw the Ministers of Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform; and Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltachts' attention to the reports recommendations. This Includes an increase in staffing; the completion of the archive respository project; the provision of adequate staff and resources to facilitate implementation of the 20 year rule and reform of the National Archives Act 198
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Josepha Madigan', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'}
Age Action
September–December
[Health] Importance of investing in both home supports and adequate awareness raising on forthcoming Assisted Decision Making legislation.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Colm Desmond', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Health)'}
Clare Youth Service
January–April
[Children and Youth Affairs] A request for either the adequate resources to meet the increasing compliance requirements or a reduction in these requirements. An increase in the resources for the Youth Work Sector. Provision of security of funding to enable the Community and Voluntary sector retain skilled and qualified staff and therefore continue to deliver quality responses to identified needs.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Pat Breen', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Michael Harty', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Joe Carey', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Martin Conway', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}
The Wheel
May–August
[Education and Training] It is important that the training and education requirements of community and voluntary sector employers and employees are adequately provided for through the National Training Fund. To ensure this, The Wheel has been in contact with William Beausang, Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, leading the current review of the National Training Fund.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'William Beausang', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'}
Ballyhoura Development CLG
September–December
[Employment] The concerns of the Board members of Ballyhoura Development CLG with regard to the lack of adequate supports and inconsistences between Departments when scaling down state funded schemes delivered through Ballyhoura Development CLG.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': "Patrick O'Donovan", 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport)'}
College of Psychiatrists of Ireland
September–December
[Health] Request for PQs as follows: 1.What report/ data provides the evidence of a ‘worldwide’ shortage of Psychiatrists? What do the ‘worldwide’ reports recommend to tackle the shortage? 2.When is the HSE service plan due & what is contributing to the delay? Will it include initiatives to improve recruitment & retention in MHS particularly. Will it give adequate detail for MHS both in community & hospitals including measurable ‘outcomes' not just PI.s given there is no MH Director or Division
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed
September–December
[Social Protection] As part of the EAPN Ireland's project of Access to Adequate Social Welfare Support (Minimum Income Network), the INOU met with members of the Oireachtas to discuss the bench marking of social welfare rates.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Gerald Nash', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Willie O'Dea", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland
September–December
[Health] Inadequate access to physiotherapy room in Wexford Primary Care Centre.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Brown (Currently employed as a DPO)', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}
Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited
September–December
[Budgetary matters] Information Day in Buswells to brief members of oireachtas in attendance on the services IRL and community groups provide in rural areas. As this took place before the annual Budget, they were briefed on the challenges community groups face with regards lack of adequate funding and resources
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'James Browne', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Pat the Cope Gallagher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Mary Butler', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Jim Daly', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Denis Naughten', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Environment, Climate and Communications)'} {'name': 'Jackie Cahill', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 31 more
Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
January–April
[EU Affairs] Email to Irish LIBE Memeber re: Adoption of IHRA flawed and politicised Definiton of Antisemitism that seeks to equate criticism of the State of Israel with antisemitism
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Martina Anderson', 'role': 'MEP (European Parliament)'}
EQUATE
January–April
[Education and Training] Seminar on education policy, a submission to the Department of Education and Skills public consultation, information on newly released census statistics, newly published EQUATE research
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'An email explaining what had happened at a seminar EQUATE held that day with the Minister for Education and Skills'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'A copy of a joint submission that EQUATE along with other groups submitted to the Department of Education and Skills public consultation on admission policy'} {'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Copy of a press release EQUATE released outlining our reaction to the Census 2016 figures.'} {'name': 'Conor Quinn', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'} {'name': 'Katherine Zappone', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Children and Youth Affairs)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 3 more
IPPN - The Irish Primary Principals' Network
January–April
[Education and Training] IPPN Conference Keynote Speech - Seán Cottrell - key points raised during the speech were: poorly-defined school leadership role; inadequate resourcing; and the impact of non-stop change. IPPN's five key priorities - ne admin day a week for Teaching Principals; Reduction in maximum class size; Increased capitation grant; Restoration of middle leadership posts; reduce the threshold for admin principals.
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Richard Bruton', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Harold Hislop', 'role': 'Chief Inspector (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Martin Hanevy', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Gary Ó Donnchadha', 'role': 'Assistant Secretary (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Patrick Cluskey', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Education and Skills)'} {'name': 'Conor Quinn', 'role': 'Special Advisor (Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation)'}
Saint John of God Community Services Limited
on behalf of Yes (client not named)
January–April
[Finance] Letter was sent to Minister highlighting the inadequate level of funding for services for children and adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Public Officials Lobbied
{'name': 'Finan McGrath', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Social Protection)'}
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